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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, issuing editions most days except Sundays and holidays.
The General Assembly faces a clash over special autumn elections to enact reapportionment, with critics arguing delaying elections undermines the earlier reform. Gov Hoff plans a next year session on highways, but proponents urge immediate action to finish the reapportioned legislature and avoid mocking prior progress.
The note lauds Elias Elwell for walking miles to see the New York World's Fair and cites Paul Dudley White’s influence on walking. It mentions Dr. Jarvis and honey cider health foods, plus a potential Constitutional Convention reso lution failing in the House Judiciary but endorsed by Appropriations. It notes Moose Club safety clinic and calls for motorcycle clinic ideas, and outlines tax differential ideas from the Town Unification Study Committee to aid unification with services-based rates.
The piece rails at James Bond as a global standard while noting Moscow's plan to reveal wartime secrets. It quotes Vladimir Semichastny on the Stalinist cult and intelligence work, then questions whether Soviet disclosures will match Bond’s reading appeal. It ends with a cautious note that publicity over secrecy may be a positive turn.
In a press analysis the author argues the President cannot force Hanoi to negotiate. Secret reports after bombing show Hanoi will not talk, and specialists in Paris warn further escalation risks Chinese victory. A Vietnamese settlement among Hanoi, Saigon, and Viet Cong could emerge, but independence for Vietnam may depend on a Vietnamese deal rather than U.S. mediation.
The letter reviews recent legislative activity including completed reapportionment bills signed by the governor and sent to a federal judge. It notes a new periodic reapportionment bill, formation of a master commission with party balance, and election law tightening. It praises detailed work by the House committee and Rep Harriet Stone, and opposes shortening voter residence requirements from 90 to 30 days.
Vermont lawmakers back a Missouri Plan style selection board for Superior Court vacancies and approve a vocational education bill using 1.5 million in state surplus plus federal matching funds. The plan attaches centers to high schools in Bennington Brattleboro Rutland Springfield Middlebury and more, with access for nonstudents. A centralized scholarships and loans fund is proposed to streamline aid and funding for college students.
A satirical column from North Bennington mocks jewel encrusted eye glasses and the vanity of the affluent. It riffs on losing glasses, the impracticality of chains, and the hideous appeal of bifocals while praising practical frames and noting Dorothy Parker’s quip about glasses. The piece laments extravagance and suggests research to remove the need for glasses.
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